It's a big topic - so let's try to get it down to the bare essentials. Cut and paste this page into a new page on your Unit 8 notebook and use it as the beginning of a new set of notes on the early years of the Cold War.
AN ILLUSTRATED DEFINTION OF THE COLD WAR
Major events, ideas, topics, and people - from class, Creating America, and ABC-CLIO
THE YALTA CONFERENCE
Meeting near the end of WWII - big 3 meet to discuss post war Europe
Germany will be divided, controlled by the Allies
Liberated Eastern European countries will have new elections
United Nations will be formed
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THE UNITED NATIONS * First United Nations failed because USA wasn't
involved in it
Roosevelt said to join UN toward the end of WWII,
soon they did join
In April 1945, delegates from 50 nations met to discuss,
the creation of the UN and soon they all agreed to create one
CONTAINMENT
Try to contain communism
Work in military and non-military ways to contain communism
This will then lead Truman to create The Truman Doctrine
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THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE
This promised help to people sturggling
This was to resist threats to democratic freedom
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THE MARSHALL PLAN
Help revive the war-torn economies of Europe
The United States gave $13 billion to help western and southern Europe
Led to dividing Germany up into four divisions controlled by the- Soviet Union,
France, Great Britain, and the United States
Then, the western powers decided to merge their zones and made plans to unite
them as Western Germany, Stalin feared a merged Germany might threaten the Soviet Union
Berlin was alos, divided into eastern and western zones
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THE BERLIN AIRLIFT
Since Berlin was divided into Easter and Western zones
Stalin hoped to force the Western powers to abandon the city.
This led to a blocked Berlin
Truman decided to help the Berlin people and flew over
275,000 throughout the year full of food, supplies, and equipment
Stalin called off the blockade
May 1949 germany divided into communist east germany
and democratic west germany
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
An alliance between the United States, Canada, and the Western European nations
This then led the Soviet Union, Eastern European nations formed the Warsaw Pact
NATO-democratic, Warsaw Pact- communist
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COMMUNISM IN CHINA
Movement of UN North Korea thought to be a threat
to China, China said further movement means they will be in the war
UN ignored this and moved into the Yalu River
on Novemeber 25,1950 hundres of thousands chinese
troups attacked the Yalu River
They pushed back North Korea down to South Korea, then
both sides were stationed right near the 38th parallel and ready
to fight
THE KOREAN WAR
No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity
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MCCARTHYISM
Senator from Wisconsin
He believed many state officials and other people were
communist
McCarthysim came to be the reckless charges against
innocent citizens
Accused US Army of "coddling Communists."
Senate issued a statement criticizing his conduct, and
he faded away from the public eye
THE SPACE RACE
Soviets created first space satellite
Soviets launched Sputnik into orbit around the earth, thus meaning they had
missiles that could attack the United States
Americans ran to create a satellite, Congress set aside billions of dollars for this
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It's a big topic - so let's try to get it down to the bare essentials. Cut and paste this page into a new page on your Unit 8 notebook and use it as the beginning of a new set of notes on the early years of the Cold War.
AN ILLUSTRATED DEFINTION OF THE COLD WAR
Major events, ideas, topics, and people - from class, Creating America, and ABC-CLIO
involved in it
- Roosevelt said to join UN toward the end of WWII,
soon they did join- In April 1945, delegates from 50 nations met to discuss,
the creation of the UN and soon they all agreed to create one- This promised help to people sturggling
- This was to resist threats to democratic freedom
*- Help revive the war-torn economies of Europe
- The United States gave $13 billion to help western and southern Europe
- Led to dividing Germany up into four divisions controlled by the- Soviet Union,
France, Great Britain, and the United States- Then, the western powers decided to merge their zones and made plans to unite
them as Western Germany, Stalin feared a merged Germany might threaten the Soviet Union- Since Berlin was divided into Easter and Western zones
Stalin hoped to force the Western powers to abandon the city.- This led to a blocked Berlin
- Truman decided to help the Berlin people and flew over
275,000 throughout the year full of food, supplies, and equipment- Stalin called off the blockade
- May 1949 germany divided into communist east germany
and democratic west germany- Movement of UN North Korea thought to be a threat
to China, China said further movement means they will be in the war- UN ignored this and moved into the Yalu River
- on Novemeber 25,1950 hundres of thousands chinese
troups attacked the Yalu River- They pushed back North Korea down to South Korea, then
both sides were stationed right near the 38th parallel and readyto fight
No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity
- Senator from Wisconsin
- He believed many state officials and other people were
communist- McCarthysim came to be the reckless charges against
innocent citizens- Accused US Army of "coddling Communists."
- Senate issued a statement criticizing his conduct, and
he faded away from the public eye- Soviets created first space satellite
- Soviets launched Sputnik into orbit around the earth, thus meaning they had
missiles that could attack the United States- Americans ran to create a satellite, Congress set aside billions of dollars for this
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